Americans, is it about time to call our language American not English?

Answer 1

No...the South Americans consider themselves American as well, so Spanish and Portuguese can also be re-named American. English is fine for the US...the British should re-name their language to Ye Olde Englishe. The Australians should name theirs Crikey.

Answer 2

No, English is fine. You can differentiate between English speakers by saying "American English" or "British English", but bottom line... It's still English. Think about this....not everyone in American speaks the same (Southerns, New Englanders, Northerners, etc.). When you start changing things for no reason it can get out of hand.

Answer 3

I think the english language is just fine. Just because there are different words used or different dialects...it's still english.

I was just reading some posts...My ansestors were not born here in america...I was and that makes me an American I have different nationalities such as English, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch, and German from both sides of my family. So I guess I a heinz 57 but I am still an American born and bred!!

Answer 4

Next time before you ask a question, ask yourself, what is this question i am going to ask just now going to accomplish, or, does this question make any sense. HAHA, jk, English is a language, American is a nationality. However, the British from England call themselves English and speak English, so, who knows, and even if i wanted our lang. to be called American instead of English, it would never happen.

Answer 5

This may become a good idea in the future. American culture has done horrible things to true English by changing spellings and sentence structure. No doubt the American language will develop further and when this happens i would not wish it to be called English.

Answer 6

Can you distinguish it from Canadian? And what will you do about American-born citizen speakers of Spanish in Puerto Rico who, under the Treaty of Paris and the Organic Act of Puerto Rico (passed by Congress) have Spanish as their first language? And anyway, isn't "American" the language of the Code Talkers and other indigenous peoples: Navajo, Hawaiian, Inuit, etc. that Congress has vowed to protect?

And then: are you going to distinguish between White English and Black English? This could (unfortunately) get nasty.

No. The time is not yet ripe. Besides, the USA still needs Tony Blair's help to disentangle itself from the morass of Iraq.

Answer 7

Don't forget that America is a continent that spans from Greenland to Argentina. How could you call the language that is spoken in this country American when it is not even the most spoken language in this continent.
In that case you should call Spanish American and that would make more sense.

Answer 8

Americans have adapted the English language, but we have not created a language of our own. I have no problem communicating with English people. Perhaps "American-English" is a more apt name.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Haha.. and Mexicans should say they speak Mexican because they're not from Spain? Same with all the other Latin American cultures? And then not to mention all the countries that speak English that aren't England? Should Canada say they speak Canadian? Althought I think I know what you meant, I think you should have actually thought before you wasted 5 pts. on ignorance.